Jon Stewart Takes On the Bergdahl Beard Wars

On last night’s episode of “The Daily Show,” host Jon Stewart took on conservative critics of Robert Bergdahl’s beard, which he grew during his son Bowe’s captivity, and wondered if those same critics would feel similarly if Bergdahl were a member of “Duck Dynasty.”

Stewart specifically addressed “Fox and Friends” co-host Brian Kilmeade, who questioned an apparent tweet (now deleted) sent from Robert Bergdahl’s account to a Taliban spokesman that said he was working to free all Guantanamo prisoners, and then questioned why he still kept a long beard. “He says he was growing his beard because his son was in captivity. Well, your son’s out now, so if you really no longer want to look like a member of the Taliban, you don’t have to look like a member of the Taliban. Are you out of razors?” Kilmeade said.

Stewart’s response: “First of all, who the f— are you to judge what a guy does if he thinks it might help him get his son back? And I don’t want to complicate your hatred of facial hair there friend, but my guess is if you gave Bob Bergdahl a bandanna and a duck, you’d like him just f—ing fine!”